tailings

  • 11Tailings —   The remaining portion of a metal bearing ore consisting of finely ground rock and process liquid after some or all of the metal, such as uranium, has been extracted.   U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …

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  • 12tailings — the residue of something, especially ore. → tailing …

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  • 13tailings — n the underflow product from coal froth flotation. D5114 …

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  • 14tailings — /ˈteɪlɪŋz/ (say taylingz) noun the residue of any product, as in mining; leavings. Also, tails …

  • 15tailings — Refuse, particularly from mining operations. Ore which has been taken out of a mine and from which all of the valuable mineral content has not been extracted. Commissioner of Internal Revenue v Kennedy Mining & Milling Co. (CA9 Cal) 125 F2d 399 …

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  • 16tailings — noun plural see gruffs …

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  • 17tailings dump — Смотри Хвостохранилище …

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  • 18Merriespruit tailings dam disaster — The Merriespruit tailings dam disaster occurred on the night of 22 February 1994 when a tailings dam failed and flooded the suburb of Merriespruit, Virginia, Free State, South Africa. Seventeen people were killed.[1] Late afternoon on the day of… …

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  • 19Moab Tailings — is a uranium mill waste pond situated alongside the Colorado River, currently under the control of the U.S. Department of Energy. Locals refer to it as the Moab Tailings Pile. In 1952 Charlie Steen found the largest uranium deposit in the United… …

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  • 20Syncrude Tailings Dam — Infobox Dam dam name= Syncrude Tailings Dam caption= Syncrude Tailings Dam, enclosing tailings pond officiali name= Syncrude Tailings Dam crosses= reservoir= locale=Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada maint= Syncrude Canada Ltd. length= 11.3 miles (18 …

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